feat(support): Ko-fi end-to-end linking + badges (derive-on-read, no cron)

- Add Ko-fi webhook (/api/webhooks/kofi) with upsert by (provider, external_user_id)
  • Computes renews_at = timestamp + 1 calendar month + 1 day
  • Preserves first started_at; stores raw payload; canonicalizes by email when available
- Add Ko-fi claim flow
  • POST /api/support/kofi/claim/start — sends verification email via SMTP
  • GET  /api/support/kofi/claim/verify — finalizes link (sets app_user), redirects to /portal/account
  • POST /api/support/kofi/unlink — clears app_user on Ko-fi rows
- Add derive-on-read membership logic
  • /lib/memberships.ts — single source of truth for badges & “active” state
  • /api/support/badges — thin wrapper that returns per-provider badges
- Account UI
  • components/account/SupporterBadges.tsx — renders provider badges (Ko-fi now; extensible)
  • components/account/ConnectKofi.tsx — “Link Ko-fi” form (email → verify link)
  • components/account/LinkStatus.tsx — success/error banner on return
  • app/portal/account/AccountPanel.tsx — integrates badges, link panel, and banner
- Config/env
  • Requires: DIRECTUS_URL, DIRECTUS_TOKEN_ADMIN_SUPPORTER, KOFI_VERIFY_TOKEN
  • SMTP: SMTP_HOST, SMTP_PORT, SMTP_SECURE, SMTP_USER, SMTP_PASS, EMAIL_FROM
  • APP_ORIGIN used to build absolute verify URLs
- Misc
  • Fixed import to use @/lib/memberships
  • No cron required; UI derives active state via status === active && renews_at >= now

Refs: beta readiness for Ko-fi supporters

app/portal/account/AccountPanel.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useState, useCallback } from "react";
 import ProfileEditor from "@/components/account/ProfileEditor";
 import PasswordChange from "@/components/account/PasswordChange";
 import AvatarUploader from "@/components/account/AvatarUploader";
+import SupporterBadges from "@/components/account/SupporterBadges";
+import ConnectKofi from "@/components/account/ConnectKofi";
+import LinkStatus from "@/components/account/LinkStatus"; // ← ADDED
 
 type Avatar = { id: string; filename_download?: string } | null;
 type Me = {
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ export default function AccountPanel() {
         <div className="space-y-6">
         <div className="rounded-md border p-4">
         <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-2">Account</h2>
+        <LinkStatus /> {/* ← ADDED: shows success/failure after Ko-fi verify redirect */}
 
         <div className="flex items-center gap-4 mb-4">
         <div className="h-16 w-16 rounded-full overflow-hidden border bg-muted flex items-center justify-center">
@@ -104,19 +108,17 @@ export default function AccountPanel() {
         <div>{me.location || "—"}</div>
         </div>
         </div>
+
+        {/* Badges (derive-on-read, no cron) */}
+        <SupporterBadges email={me.email ?? undefined} userId={me.id} />
         </div>
 
+        {/* Link Ko-fi */}
+        <ConnectKofi email={me.email} userId={me.id} />
+
         {/* Editable sections */}
-        <AvatarUploader
-        avatarId={me.avatar?.id || null}
-        onUpdated={refetchMe}
-        />
-
-        <ProfileEditor
-        me={me}
-        onUpdated={refetchMe}
-        />
-
+        <AvatarUploader avatarId={me.avatar?.id || null} onUpdated={refetchMe} />
+        <ProfileEditor me={me} onUpdated={refetchMe} />
         <PasswordChange />
         </div>
     );

app/portal/page.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,275 @@
-// app/portal/page.tsx
-export default function PortalHome() {
-    return (
-        <div className="rounded-lg border p-6">
-        <h2 className="text-xl font-semibold mb-2">Dashboard</h2>
-        <p className="opacity-80">
-        Pick a tab to get started. You can add and manage Rigs, Laser Settings, Sources, Materials, Projects,
-        or jump into Utilities and Account.
-        </p>
-        </div>
-    );
-}
+"use client";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+import {
+    ArrowRight,
+    CheckCircle2,
+    CircleX,
+    HeartHandshake,
+    HandCoins,
+    Coffee,
+    ShieldCheck,
+    Users,
+    Video,
+    Sparkles,
+} from "lucide-react";
+
+// shadcn/ui
+import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+
+/**
+ * App Dashboard: Support CTA (polished)
+ * - Stable custom buttons (no hover flicker)
+ * - Perks on their own lines
+ * - Copy + outline adjustments per request
+ */
+
+const perks = [
+    { icon: <ShieldCheck className="h-5 w-5" aria-hidden="true" />, text: "No ads. No sponsors. No influence." },
+{ icon: <Users className="h-5 w-5" aria-hidden="true" />, text: "Community-funded, community-first priorities." },
+{ icon: <Video className="h-5 w-5" aria-hidden="true" />, text: "Videos, tools, and guides stay open for all." },
+];
+
+const supportTiers = [
+    {
+        name: "Laser Master Academy",
+        href: "https://masters.lasereverything.net",
+        icon: <Sparkles className="h-6 w-6" aria-hidden="true" />,
+        blurb:
+        "Our flagship learning community on MightyNetworks: structured courses, AMAs, and deeper mentorship.",
+        perks: ["Parameter Packs", "Support Forums", "Bonus Content Archives"],
+        cta: "Join the Academy",
+    },
+{
+    name: "Patreon",
+    href: "https://www.patreon.com/c/LaserEverything",
+    icon: <HeartHandshake className="h-6 w-6" aria-hidden="true" />,
+    blurb:
+    "Flexible monthly support to underwrite videos, research, and open tools without monetization strings.",
+    perks: ["Directly Support Us", "Behind-the-Scenes Notes", "Community Polls"],
+    cta: "Back on Patreon",
+},
+{
+    name: "Ko-Fi",
+    href: "https://ko-fi.com/lasereverything",
+    icon: <Coffee className="h-6 w-6" aria-hidden="true" />,
+    blurb:
+    "One-time tips that go straight to hosting, development, and production costs — no paywall, just fuel.",
+    perks: ["Say thanks once", "Help cover a bill", "Keep it free for others"],
+    cta: "Tip on Ko-Fi",
+},
+];
+
+const adVsCommunity = {
+    ads: [
+        "Algorithm-shaped content",
+        "Sponsor talking points",
+        "Influencer bias risk",
+        "Tracking and interruptions",
+    ],
+    community: [
+        "Curriculum set by makers",
+        "Honest reviews & hard truths",
+        "Open tools without strings",
+        "Privacy-respecting experience",
+    ],
+};
+
+// Reusable button styles (anchors styled as buttons to avoid shadcn hover conflicts)
+const btn =
+"inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-2xl px-5 py-3 text-sm font-medium text-white shadow-sm transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2";
+        const btnTeal = `${btn} bg-teal-600 hover:bg-teal-700 focus-visible:ring-teal-500`;
+        const btnRose = `${btn} bg-rose-600 hover:bg-rose-700 focus-visible:ring-rose-500`;
+        const btnSky = `${btn} bg-sky-600 hover:bg-sky-700 focus-visible:ring-sky-500`;
+
+        export default function Page() {
+            return (
+                <div className="min-h-[calc(100dvh-4rem)] w-full">
+                {/* Hero */}
+                <section className="mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl px-6 py-14 sm:py-16">
+                <div className="text-center">
+                <Badge variant="secondary" className="mb-4">
+                Community-Funded • Ad-Free • Open Resources
+                </Badge>
+
+                <h1 className="text-3xl font-extrabold tracking-tight sm:text-4xl">
+                Keep Laser Everything & MakeArmy FREE for Everyone
+                </h1>
+
+                <p className="mx-auto mt-3 max-w-3xl text-balance text-sm text-muted-foreground sm:text-base">
+                The videos, tools, and docs you use today exist because previous supporters paid it forward.
+                We want to stay independent — no ads, no sponsors, no strings — and that only works if we fund it together.
+                </p>
+
+                {/* CTA row (custom anchors = stable hover) */}
+                <div className="mt-6 flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-3">
+                <Link
+                href="https://masters.lasereverything.net"
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                aria-label="Join Laser Master Academy"
+                className={btnTeal}
+                >
+                Join the LMA <ArrowRight className="ml-2 h-4 w-4" />
+                </Link>
+
+                <Link
+                href="https://www.patreon.com/c/LaserEverything"
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                aria-label="Back Laser Everything on Patreon"
+                className={btnRose}
+                >
+                Back on Patreon
+                </Link>
+
+                <Link
+                href="https://ko-fi.com/lasereverything"
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                aria-label="Contribute on Ko-Fi"
+                className={btnSky}
+                >
+                Tip on Ko-Fi
+                </Link>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Perks: each on its own line, centered */}
+                <ul className="mx-auto mt-5 max-w-xl space-y-2 text-muted-foreground">
+                {perks.map((p, i) => (
+                    <li key={i} className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-sm">
+                    {p.icon}
+                    <span>{p.text}</span>
+                    </li>
+                ))}
+                </ul>
+                </div>
+                </section>
+
+                {/* Support Options */}
+                <section className="mx-auto -mt-2 max-w-6xl px-6 pb-12">
+                <div className="rounded-3xl border bg-card p-6 shadow-sm sm:p-8">
+                <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl text-center">
+                <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight sm:text-3xl">How you can help—pick what fits</h2>
+                <p className="mt-2 text-muted-foreground">
+                Whether you join the Academy, pledge monthly, or tip once, every contribution sustains the whole community.
+                </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="mt-8 grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 md:grid-cols-3">
+                {supportTiers.map((tier) => (
+                    <Card key={tier.name} className="group rounded-2xl transition hover:shadow-lg">
+                    <CardHeader>
+                    <div className="mb-2 flex items-center gap-2 text-teal-600 dark:text-teal-400">
+                    {tier.icon}
+                    <CardTitle className="text-lg">{tier.name}</CardTitle>
+                    </div>
+                    <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{tier.blurb}</p>
+                    </CardHeader>
+                    <CardContent>
+                    <ul className="space-y-2 text-sm">
+                    {tier.perks.map((perk) => (
+                        <li key={perk} className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" /> {perk}
+                        </li>
+                    ))}
+                    </ul>
+                    <Link
+                    href={tier.href}
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="mt-4 inline-flex w-full items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-foreground px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-background transition-colors hover:bg-foreground/90 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-foreground"
+                    >
+                    {tier.cta}
+                    </Link>
+                    </CardContent>
+                    </Card>
+                ))}
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Philosophy: Ads vs Community */}
+                <div className="mt-10">
+                <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl text-center">
+                <h3 className="text-xl font-semibold">Why not just run ads & sponsors?</h3>
+                <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                Because it quietly changes what we make and who we serve.
+                </p>
+                <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">We’d rather be accountable to you.</p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="mt-6 grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 md:grid-cols-2">
+                {/* Dim outline for Advertising box */}
+                <Card className="rounded-2xl border border-foreground/10 dark:border-foreground/15">
+                <CardHeader>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-400">
+                <CircleX className="h-5 w-5" aria-hidden="true" />
+                <CardTitle className="text-base">Advertising / Sponsorship Model</CardTitle>
+                </div>
+                </CardHeader>
+                <CardContent>
+                <ul className="space-y-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                {adVsCommunity.ads.map((t) => (
+                    <li key={t} className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <CircleX className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" /> {t}
+                    </li>
+                ))}
+                </ul>
+                </CardContent>
+                </Card>
+
+                {/* Brighter outline for Community box */}
+                <Card className="rounded-2xl border border-teal-500/50 shadow-sm">
+                <CardHeader>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-teal-700 dark:text-teal-300">
+                <CheckCircle2 className="h-5 w-5" aria-hidden="true" />
+                <CardTitle className="text-base">Community-Funded Model</CardTitle>
+                </div>
+                </CardHeader>
+                <CardContent>
+                <ul className="space-y-2 text-sm">
+                {adVsCommunity.community.map((t) => (
+                    <li key={t} className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" /> {t}
+                    </li>
+                ))}
+                </ul>
+                </CardContent>
+                </Card>
+                </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Divider */}
+                <div className="my-10 h-px w-full bg-border" />
+
+                {/* Other ways */}
+                <div className="mt-10">
+                <h3 className="text-center text-xl font-semibold">No budget? No problem—here’s how to help for free</h3>
+                <div className="mx-auto mt-4 max-w-3xl">
+                <ul className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
+                {[
+                    "Share our videos with a friend",
+                    "Star + share our repos/tools",
+                    "Submit laser settings for others",
+                    "Report bugs and suggest features",
+                ].map((item) => (
+                    <li key={item} className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                    <HandCoins className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" /> {item}
+                    </li>
+                ))}
+                </ul>
+                </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Closing statement */}
+                <div className="mx-auto mt-10 max-w-3xl text-center">
+                <p className="text-balance text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                Laser Everything exists because makers before you chose to keep the ladder down. If we each do a small part —
+                <span className="font-medium text-foreground"> we never need a paywall</span>.
+                </p>
+                </div>
+                </div>
+                </section>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }